On This Day

Monday, May 25, 1959

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 23 13 .639 --
White Sox 23 15 .605 1.0
Orioles 22 17 .564 2.5
Senators 19 21 .475 6.0
Athletics 17 19 .472 6.0
Tigers 16 22 .421 8.0
Red Sox 15 21 .417 8.0
Yankees 14 21 .400 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 23 14 .622 --
Giants 21 18 .538 3.0
Pirates 21 19 .525 3.5
Dodgers 22 20 .524 3.5
Cubs 21 21 .500 4.5
Redlegs 18 21 .462 6.0
Cardinals 18 22 .450 6.5
Phillies 15 24 .385 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Blasingame 3
1 Johnny Logan 3
1 Tony Taylor 3
1 Dick Williams 3
5 11 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gil Hodges 2
2 Dick Gray 1
2 Gail Harris 1
2 Johnny Logan 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gil Hodges 4
2 Jim Marshall 3
3 Gene Freese 2
3 Gail Harris 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Neal 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Podres 1.40
2 Don Cardwell 0.90
3 Rip Coleman 0.83
4 Jerry Davie 0.40
5 Mike McCormick 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Don Cardwell 1
1 Jerry Davie 1
1 Johnny Podres 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Cardwell 9
2 Johnny Podres 7
3 Ernie Broglio 5
3 Rip Coleman 5
5 Jerry Davie 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Henry 1
1 Ray Narleski 1
1 Ray Semproch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .453
2 Harvey Kuenn .387
3 Smoky Burgess .368
4 Nellie Fox .363
5 Johnny Temple .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 15
2 Eddie Mathews 14
3 Hank Aaron 13
4 Rocky Colavito 12
5 Jim Lemon 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 44
2 Ernie Banks 41
3 Frank Robinson 37
4 Don Demeter 35
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 12
2 Charlie Neal 9
3 Jim Landis 6
3 Vada Pinson 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Conley 1.28
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.28
3 Jerry Walker 1.36
4 Bud Daley 1.72
5 Bob Shaw 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 7
2 Roy Face 6
2 Jack Sanford 6
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 6
2 Early Wynn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 69
2 Herb Score 62
3 Early Wynn 56
4 Jim Bunning 52
5 2 tied 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 7
2 Clem Labine 5
2 Billy Loes 5
4 Tex Clevenger 4
4 Turk Lown 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill White .455
2 Johnny Logan .447
3 Joe Cunningham .406
4 Hank Aaron .397
5 Del Crandall .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Rocky Colavito 5
1 Harmon Killebrew 5
1 Willie Mays 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 19
2 Willie Mays 17
3 Ernie Banks 14
4 Hector Lopez 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
2 Ken Boyer 4
2 Earl Torgeson 4
4 Jackie Brandt 3
4 Willie Mays 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Grim 0.50
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 0.50
3 Jerry Walker 0.87
4 Bud Daley 1.23
5 Stu Miller 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 3
1 Don Elston 3
1 Ray Herbert 3
1 Herb Score 3
1 Bob Shaw 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Score 26
2 Sam Jones 25
3 Frank Lary 23
4 Danny McDevitt 19
4 Vinegar Bend Mizell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Turk Lown 3
1 Jim Perry 3
3 Bill Henry 2
3 Billy Loes 2
5 17 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .431
2 Harvey Kuenn .408
3 Bill White .386
4 Johnny Logan .386
5 Bubba Phillips .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Hank Aaron 10
2 Rocky Colavito 10
4 Ken Boyer 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hank Aaron 34
2 Harmon Killebrew 28
3 Frank Robinson 26
4 Ernie Banks 25
4 Ken Boyer 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 8
2 Charlie Neal 7
3 Tony Taylor 6
4 Willie Mays 5
4 Vada Pinson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.02
2 Bud Daley 1.15
3 Jerry Walker 1.27
4 Gene Conley 1.28
5 Mudcat Grant 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bunning 5
1 Frank Lary 5
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 5
1 Early Wynn 5
5 8 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Bunning 45
2 Don Drysdale 44
3 Early Wynn 42
4 Herb Score 41
5 Harvey Haddix 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Elston 4
1 Billy Loes 4
3 Tex Clevenger 3
3 Roy Face 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hank Aaron .375
2 Richie Ashburn .332
3 Al Kaline .331
4 Harvey Kuenn .330
5 Willie Mays .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocky Colavito 51
2 Ernie Banks 48
3 Mickey Mantle 46
4 Hank Aaron 38
4 Frank Robinson 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 137
2 Rocky Colavito 125
3 Hank Aaron 122
4 Jackie Jensen 121
5 Frank Robinson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 31
1 Willie Mays 31
3 Richie Ashburn 26
4 Don Blasingame 24
5 Jim Landis 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hoyt Wilhelm 1.80
2 Whitey Ford 2.20
3 Stu Miller 2.50
4 Billy Pierce 2.60
5 Carl Willey 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lew Burdette 23
2 Billy Pierce 21
2 Warren Spahn 21
4 Cal McLish 20
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sam Jones 236
2 Jim Bunning 216
3 Early Wynn 195
4 Don Drysdale 183
5 Warren Spahn 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 19
1 Dick Hyde 19
3 Don Elston 16
4 Clem Labine 15
5 Ryne Duren 14